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thi an' WI, 3 t here e' ~istinl tional ce 01 shall likc to t the :en 01 ' their. Oyer a tv7l of ~ithe lig dl ::rfal pears Ger n be' lany, Duko take and will lit of , n ot )S 01 ived, Is of also 'pop; •Wing :uth, divi- ;t of The tsof rard fel- ; arc date bat ed 3 he in hole dge; nher Liorn tate ; atE4 ron s hod very .ar a 101 lOW 7~~1~ : , n. tin - soil tIO d it >cal NAVAL NEWS. PORTS&OUTU, JAN. 430.—Sailed his Majesty's ship !lain, of 18 guns, Capt. G. W. BLAME?, with a convoy of merchantmen, for Plymouth ; the Ante lope schooner, of 18 guns, Lieut. D. BOYD, 'to the Westward. Came in this day his Majesty's ship Thalia, of 36 guns, J. G. VA SHUN, liana Guernsey. Arrived the Thracian gun-brig, of 18 guns, Cipt. J. GRANT, from a cruize. • PLYMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Airmen, Captain Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Bart. from a cruize in the Channel; the Hope, Wit:DNAN, from London ; and Liberty, MANN ,TtOtti Sunder land ; also arrived two men of war brigs. Sailed the Argil, Tartk, for Bideford. • DOVER, JAN. 30.—The Castilian sloop of war, Capt. Tom, has thiS day detained and sent in a Preach brig, laden with corn, which was bound to Guernsey, from Dunkirk. - In the roads the Fly and Castilian Sloops of war. HARWICH, JAN. 30.--Sailed the 'Lard Duncnia and Diana Packets, with 111411 s for Heligoland ) Beciutoy and Auckland ditto, for Gottenburgh. SiIiERNESS, JAN. 29.—Arrived the To er Ten der with volunteers and icniiressed men fur the feet. Came into hatbour his Majesty's 'ship Mojestic and the Cruiter ' its Majesty's ship Otte was paid wage's up 'to tint months. JAR. 311—Sailed His 'Majesty's "Ships Circe and Imperieuse. DISTRIBUTION OF iitliE-11;10.1•IiV. • • • The Mats, fOr the Augusta Maria , and - ItiVerige,.Ott the Tist instant, On board, at PortsmOUth ; recalled at No. 23, litirrey -street, strand, oh Tuesdays and Saturdays. The Lynx, for , the Aeli4e,. Karan, Elizabeth,' Haabert, Springerart, Venus, St. Andreas, Ni..:holay, and Ann, on the loth . of 'February. an hoard ;it Plymouth; recalled as above. The Devastation, for the Augusta, Maria, and - Revenge, on the 37th inst. on board, at Northheet.; recalled as above. The jasper, for the Perseverance (recapture), and L'Espe ranee, on the ist 'of February, at 'No. t 3, Cleuseut's Inn : recalled Mondays and T hursdays. The Cruizer, for the Maria Elizabeth, on the hoth on board, at Slseerness; recalle6in sidaYS, at Re. 22, Essex.sttect , Strand. • ?RANKS of the CITYIo COLONEL IrARDL.E. Mr. NVarcile attended at Guildhall yesterday, to receive the Thanks and the 'Freedom of the City, in' it gold box of the v4oe of toe voted him by the Corporation, for his agile 'and patriotic con. dud in the Eonse of Commons; in briugini Ward charges against the late Commander'in Chief. Ile was 'introduced te) the Chamberlain by Mr. Al deruTap Goodbehere and Mr. Wiihhman (the mover and seconder), attended by seVerdl of ate Livery, who received -him in the politest manner. After administering the oath, Mr. Chamberlain addfesed him in the tollowing terms:— GWY WM LLOYD WARDLE, .&•c1..-1 giVe you Joy, a n d in the iyime of the Right Honourable.the Lord Mayor, Alder t:Len, and Commoner's o the City of London, in common Council assembled,' and agreeabl , -. iht heir unanimous Itesolnti6n, admit You to the Freedom of the Metropolis of the British Empire. " The Court has likewise nnaniqmusly resolved-, that you, ' having, unatved by Ministerial threats; exhibited serious . charges against the late CoMmander in Chief, which have been 'delay substantiated, and which have, in faa, induced his Royal High 'less to-resign a situation, of which, ii% the opinion of the Court, he is now ft .y,',,afe,entilled to the esteem and gratitude of th s Court and the Country, " I am, therefore, Sir, to return you the Thanks of the Court, together with a Memorial ofyour ad mission to the Freedom of this City, in a gold box of the value. of one hundred guineas, in grateful, testimony of the high sense they entertain of the zeal, intrepidity, and patriotism, which are so emi nently dinced in that arduous and laudable under taking. - • " The Court having so fully expressed their sense Of the importance of the late Investigation, and of your meritorious conduct and'perseverancei there is nothing left for me to add upon that subjea; brit, Sir, allow me to express a wish for your health and happiness, and, that you may live to witness the good which we may hope will result from, your ex ertions; and may mankind in general, and espe cially those of exalted rank and in confidential situa tions, be deeply impressed with. the truth. of What has been declared by the Prince of Historians, that Muller anigia pudicitia baud alia abnerit,'" 'Mr. Wardle then, on receiving a • copy of the Thanks and the Box from the Chamberlain, addres.; red him as follows SlR—With sentiments of the highest rope& and gratitude I accept the Freedo:n or the City of London. I am little capable of saying how much I feel honoured by so high and proud a mark of dis tindion ; for, however strong my nerves may be When my duty calls me forth in defence of the rights and liberties of the people, still, when so highly respelled a portion oithat people are confer ring upon me such en invaluable pledge of .their ap probation, I feel myself unequal to do more than offer my plain, but heartfelt thanks. And • yet; 4 ir, it is not alone this mark of favour that .1 ialn hound to acknowledge; bnt I have also to express fly gratitude for that uniform and steady support given me by the CitiZens of London during the pra. , ' ill'ess of those unexampled attacks that have been Made upon 'Me, in consequence of that conelnti which has been so distinguished by their approba tion. That support, Sir, has enabled me success lolly to defend myself against my enemies, the ene.: *it's of every pcblm - teen Who iiarttito expose and . , attack corruption, By continuing to expose,and tack it, wherever'it may offer itself; I 'trust to hav ing continued to me the confidence and support of the first city in the world, • • _ • " It is no small satisfataion to me, to receivejny Freedom during the Mayoralty of a Gentleman, who has already shewn ~ hicpself the firm friend of the rights and liberties of the people, and of our excel lent Constitution—such as it once was, and such as, trust, it•onCe More will be ! • " To you, Sir, for, the handsome and :flattering .manner in which you have conferred this high ho-. nour upon me, much is due; and beg crave to thank you kindly." COLONEL IPARDLE, The following ohservations on this Persbn, rela tive to the Inquiry Into the cOndual of the Duke of YORK, are extraaed from the -printed :. Speech of Mr, Witinna,ii in the House of Commons, on Mr. Cutt watt's Bill for securing the independence and purity of Parliament. These observations, ,which are chara&erized by the shrewdness ind acumen which usually diSfingUiSh every thing that conies from Mr. WirinitAbi, may be properly brought for ward at this moment; as Colonel WAiims yesterday 'had the 'honour of receiving 'the Thanks of the City Of 'London for tils conduct on the occasion alldded :to, a ciecUrnsfance which all who wish to support the dignity of the first City of the World, must • deeply lament. . , Since the above retnarks were Made, ''some s'curiuils circtitirstanees have Occurred, materially attecting the complexion of the cause "as it appeared , otiginallybefore the House of Commons. , " Col. Wardle has found out that his principal witnes, the Witness on whose testimony the charge as applicable to the DUke of York; almost excld, sively rested, Was a per Son not 'fit lb be 'believed upon tier oath. , • • " It is thought ;perfealy right' and that Mrs. Clarke's unsworn, and MisuppOrtedtestirnanir, 'on a question of private Conversation; in which 'She , "and the party accused were the only personspresenr, ivat to be goad against the Duke of York '; while her :sworn, suppOrted, and, till the last trial, uncontra diCted testimony, sin matters not passing in secret, and in : support 'of facts having nothing in them in- Oredi,ble or even difficult of belief, was not to be good • 'against Col. Wardle. ‘• This is populatinsiiCel Considering'what was the point really at issue in the late trial, it is difficult to 'say, which of the two deci'siOn's, the 6ne for, as it it called, • ortlie one ateiiitst ; was that Which C.lonel Wardle ought mosthavedeprecafed.. If the 'credit of lii wit= ness was established, he stood convicted of 'having made necuni,;ry engao•etrlents, for the purpose too, ai `it , niust appear, of suborning evidetite and of Y, fusing afterwards to Ili tke them gond. If, on the' 'Oilier hand; iris witness \v.'s disbelieved; in which, Case she could be considered only •as a v.ntnan deli berately perjlitea; wlYnt atone - 1116ot •or apology "cocild he make, to the several parties and interests, which had Suffered or lx , en endangered by his pro-, • • 1 • (to the Duke of York, the innudiat - e rib j,ct of the attack:; to t 1 King, whose best feelings bad been tottured.; to the House of Commons, whoSe confidence had been abused, whos,.! time had be 'n mis•spent, and WhOse character find been com mitted; to the general cause abjured justice;) for having bought for Ward a cause, which, in The 'sole material Point, namely, th application of the clitcrrge to the person accused, was to rest, 'principally if not excluSittely, On the 'testimony of such it witness ? And it must not be kuppoted, That the 'dilemma, to which C 4 Wardle is thus Fedi - Iced, is one that can be retorted upon those iiiho urge it, or b. Made to tell in favour of him as Well as against him. Thon4b the tonclusion be inevitable, that if, Mrs. Clarke. was forswein on the Trial . , she was net a credtole witness fn the EN.aminittion before the House of Commons, it does fiat follow i confra, that the 13 , .!- lief of her testimony in Court, where she was eka= . mined upnn oath, and was speaking to'matters that tiassed in the presence of ethef4, impliei the !tree's sity of believing her, when She was not upon oath, and U. ai de:ivering a testimony, which, whether trite of false; lent her equafly free from t.me pos:bi-. lity of deteetton." . Much has been said 'upon the impropriety of be stowing Parliamentary honours upon public men who may not have been distinguished by acbieve clients that entitle ,them to so high and important a testimony of national esteem and approbation ) , but what must hereafter be thought olCity Honours, when they are laYished upon such a man as Colonel VVAttnLEI! Mrs CLARKE is so tardy in bringing forth her long-ptotnised work, that the public will begin' to thitik she has only Aired a signal gun to gain'a gol den prize. LivEnrom,..—The total' nu mber of vessels which. arrived in the port of Liverpool, from all parts of the world, in ,the year .1808, was 2105.:—1n 1809, 3055. 'There was consequently an .increase in the last. year of 950 vessels. Coasters are not included. The average of arrivals for seven years, ending 1808, was 2`.:20 vessels. A Crim. Con. case is expeaed shortly to make its _apprataticd.in a Court of Law, in which the Plain tiff is a - Gentleman of fortune, who, two years ago, maixied the daughter of an ernintnt Merchant, by whom he has two children ; and the Delenant, young man of fashion, closely allit:d to oue•of the first noble families in the country. . CORN-EXCSANGE, JAN. 31.—The remaining suipiies of foreign Wheat being large, causes this tra , le to be heavy in sales, and. at rather • Tower prices ; fine Dantzic exceeds the quotation ; B,arley at the late redUction - and White Peas vary but little ; Gary awl Beans 91 the two kinds are cheaper ; New Ticks 305.,t0 355. per quarter; hay ( no brae supplies of Oats, this I ratle is :.4.,ain quoted ,0 e, 1 _ cheaper ; before the close of Monday's Market Flour .... fell bs. per sack. .. , wheat - 7as a 85s a . gSs Tice Beans (old) 465 a szs Fisk, ditto - - i..:os a to4s Oats - -17 S a 20S, a 2.15 , - Rye - . . 42S - A 485 Poland ditto - 26 s a 29s (-Al Batley . - - 38$ a 46s Potato' ditto 35$ a sod , Malt ... - . 745 a Bzs •itape Seed . - - 461 a 501 White Pease -70 S 4 78s Fine Flour - .85s a 90s Grey ditto - . 4os R 465 Seconds - -. ..' Btis a 85s MOlnis (Ad) . . rts ,a 560 , , ~ ~~IaPPN~I~. . .. ; . . . . . . . _ . , [For the • follow - ing judicious, lib:ral, and animated , tri. bute to, departed genius, we . are indebted to A Gentleman Who fs.not only pe . rhelly conversant in ." The Elements of Art,". but who unites the powers 'of the pen and the pencil in such a manner as to do honour to both :3 - • • In the death of HOPPN Eli, which has so soon fol,- lowed that of Ovi a, the Acts and the Academy have again, to lament one t;f their most conspicuouisorna rneu,ts:, not falling full of years ) and in the gradual iteay of nature, butctit otf in the vigour ,of his poVM - s, when ripe for great exettion, and not less zealdus in the pursuit of excellence, than qualified to obtain it. • . . . . . . Thouth ,arrested 'preMatUrely in his career, how. ever, Hopper, like Opie, tad time and oppprtuni 'ty CutliCient 64ablish his.-frifte, and give him just pretensions te.an ekalted station amongst those who shall hereafter be, considered as fort - I - ling the English School of Painting. .With ambition ..Anda't)ilityto distinguish hiMself inahigher sphere, the peculiar, taste. of his time confinedhim almost entirely to portrait painting, a branch of art - Which, as , prattiseil in this country, tequires a :combidatiort, of poWerS that includeSa wide range oltalent3, and which the gettins and example'ofltciNOLVs haVe elevated al- Most to the dignity of hiStOry. 1"n this department Hoppner arrived at great emi lieneo, thebest of his competitors Were content to allow him to be theiregnal, and, the public tor some yais past alpeared hi4apreterence. Not, hoWever, fo enter invidiously into any . thinecessary cothpatison of merits, it may be asserted without partiality,, that no porkrait'painter . of his,titne - enjoy; ed more'nf the , public favour, or can he said to . .have better deserVed it. As an artist, lie followed with affeetion and reve rence in tb6 . t.rack ' bf ReynOlds,.Whose highest - me rits be felt, admired, and ithitated. Though fie formed himself, however, upon this great model, he was by, no means a se/vile. imitator. The freedoth of genius qualified the euthusiism of admiration ; his was the sengibility. and not the superstition of taste; and he never suffered the merits of the great founder of the British Seliciol to supersede in his 'estimation' the study 'of nature. The stile of Reynolds lie often successfully adopt ed, 'but. his manner was generally his own. His strength lay 'principally in . colouring, and chia,'- oseuro; but, perhap4,.the quality which particUlarly .charaderi!ied Eim - is taste ;_ taste as well in thecoo "ception ay iii the execution of his works. The deli- *cac'y of his feeling - always secured birn .. from glitter and atfeclation, o.,*en when it dia not condu& hint to simplicity and fruth; and it' his pencil was some times'Coarse or fei-ble, it could never be said to be Vul. - ar'ertrieritricious. . . fa freshness Of hue', anil'fiillnesS of of ea, he has • been surpassed by no artist amongst thoSe who now 'so conspiCtiousiy.display. those eaFivating qudities and kin,: of his gtudied prodoti ions 'W,ll' cherished as . ekamptes'ot 'colouring and vx . centiort highly. ha . nOnrable, to . the charat:l. r of English art. As it leader Of taste in his ti , tie, the student will look up 'to him with Jeveience and attention': • thciugli . 'generally jtegligcip 4) deta i, and ofteu' in- correct its design, he will Lind in the best Worits 4 .• Hopp:ter merits of a pure and legitimate. cbaraler, tliore than sufficient to c , Ainterbaiance those de-, i. feet's . ; Merits •founded on the true principles of art, unperverted by quackery or vice, • Witioh he, who would be a :painfer, may admire :without danger, and imitate, with advantage. The Merit's of Hoppner were not confined to his profession; he was a man Of general talents, with great . natural strength of understanding, and, many of the attainnients of cultivation. I a literature his taste was good, and he ,has often exercised his pen, both in poetry and prose, 'with 'consPlenous ability. tae touched the piano forte, .and sung With great feeling, and was well skilled in 'the principles of music. Ag a.companion, his qualities were such as' occa sioned him to be considered as an acquisition in the '• test social circles .of his time ln the vigour of . health and spirits,. few were more coalpetent, either by vivacity of remark; or quickness of repartee, to ." set the:tible in a roar ;" and no man perhaps possessed in a much higher degree the power of placing his. thought in a strong light by the peculi arity of its expressiou. His cuneersaiion 'when Ull infbienced by an irritability which but too often cha racterizs hi's profession, and 'w Lich sometimes im 7 paired the pleasure of his . So.!ie y, was highly tuning 1 and aeitnated ; rAti3iy at-fedi:lg the depths of philoso phy,,or tire dissertations of a:gun - lent,' he skimmed lightly over general topics, aed Seldom failed to pre sent something new either in tartan or substance. • His sarcasm w.ts powerful, and sometimes un sparing,, but thOugh it occasivilaily f... 11 with tinme rited seventy, it was generally employed against those whom h*e considered as the charlatans and pre.- tenders of 'his day. As an artist, the name of H" , pptier his many claims to be, remembered with res;,ect ny his bre 7 thren.. As a companion, 't he writer .of this *short sketch.of his character will loop; recollect him with those impressions which result from Hie !baby pllea• sant hours he !vs passed in his society Boring, a long course of prolessioh4 emulation' and private friend ship.. A shocking accident happened at the house Mr. Bagster, at Calcot-End, near Colnbrook, on Sunday night-last. • The 'paid-servant had put two 9f Mr. Bagster's children to bed, the one four and the other six years old and, as v.•'as't he customary indulgence, a candle was lett in the root - it until they had gone to sleep. In about, a quarter of an hour after .the sei vdpt came down stairs, the room in which 'the: children slept Was•disvorered to be on tire by a siran,Or p ), +. ing,. and alarm.was instantly given. Mr.. Bagster succeeded, at great risk, in rescuing 'the elder child, but the youngest fella viatirn to the flames. - The fire was afterwards got under. An inquest vas held, at twelve - o'clock, vt:sterday, at the Blue Posts in Ft'!wood's Rents, - Holb..rn, by Esq. on the body of Win. Jone , •,, a por ter at Ow White Hart Inn, who hung himself, on Mdnday, at his house in Fulwood`s Rents. It appeared in evidence, that the dece:isecl fras forty years of a ge; and had a family of six.di l- Oren, but in very encumbered 'cireuthsanees. Tin Jay returned a verdit pf Lunau TO COPtETT. SIR, Colchester, 1211. tfi, tile.. . . As . you promise. to be wiih any partisan of Lord ,CASTLEREAGH In a moment, if he stirs again, I .take yott at your word, and expect you to keep .yotir promise next week.--ln your Register of the 21st. q ran. itidij, you . stated that Viscount CASTLE:- ilEAdil and some of his Relations he'd places to the annual amount of 36,6911. aud on the ,2mh JBlO, gallantly det::E.r...; that that sfatetneut true, with the _exception of a ate: e error in casting of tonul. and a trifling error of 3001. in thi amount Of one salary. 'lt should seem, however, that you for of , another little .errr)r of 3e571: when,yOu stated that the Naval Officer and Harbour Mastar of.jSt. Croix received. 40001. instead cji 7331. In this same true statement, you asserted also, that , three.. of the SEY!‘“WitS were twat receipt of 2 I ,4•7:,;t: from all their places ; but from an authentic sta:emerit : lately given in the liapers, it clearly appears from (I,Numents, which you. may deny, but cannot .conta”ert, - ili t the amount Of • the whole, in Ireland, England, ar,ci St. Croix, 'is. iv,s tdl. 154. only .1 . 0,56.51. ss. nader your statement tiat was true. ' But you ityt that tl:e "PrOthonotory's Ogice in Ireland yield, 1 , 2,5111. a year; that you are now told the SEYMOVItS pocket 08491.'; and then particuirrly ask 'w hat it is to you • what becOmes of the reni:dning ASO. ? Woy no thing at all, if you had not told us distindly, Mr. COi3tETT, that the SEYMOURS b;.k4gerl the whole 12,51 11: and that. the total sum drawn by thetas from the Otlices in Ireland, since On, including the compound interest, is•iwo ruiliions one hundred and sixty thousand and •filty-six pounds. You 'added too, did.you nbt ? that ; in all, three mil lions ff the putlic money' h4ve been drawn from the public by them, and three or four other persons, Viscount CATLE REAGH and sorhe of hisß,litions, during the last 30 or 4u yearn? There's a statement . for you 1. - Do you persist in asserting the truth of it . , except in the casting and in the amount of the Connuissionership of Excise ? You cannot, dare not do it, fOr it is take in.every particular, in the emo luments of the Prothonotory, Clerk of. the Crown, FiLizer, Whartinger., and Na% al Officer in St. Croix. You *Claim to be Open anlmanly—and.if you are 'what >on affect to be, you will retract Your -state , went, and tell the delti&d, public, that your whim sic 11 calculations of. three. millions, b,ing founded upon false rrinciples, are Pettedly incorre6l, and that you are sorry, very sorry, tor having deceived en4eavonte,t to prejudice . antt inflame tb , ,ht against Lad CASTLEYMAGii and . some of his Relations, • , A plinodia of this kind I confitiently expeEt to see with this n>y letter :a your rrext Register, happily • blended won some ,-.of,your spirited - observations t and the -usual Cobbettisms of " Clitoris , stone hearted, bloodless," &c. &c. ilentifully interspe.rs ed. Such flowers ,ot speech may be sczteted ;by any blackpard, or even by any bl , ,Cl:llt-itif.; bUt as had rather prove, titan call a Use accu,er mean, mischievous, walignam, and mendacious, I am, Mr.COLBETT,. Your humble• Servant, • . . C. S. By way of rricooriTgement,' I tell you, that, if you pubitsit and,notice this le ter, I- mean to stir again, and •to ondeceiye the public wherp-ver you mislead them. This is t:tir; is-it not ?•eh ! AGRICGLIVRE; MONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY. The large importations of Fre .ch.Wh at, und:r license, have\ kept the markets tolerably steady in the prices of bread-corn. Government will no doubt exercise a sound discretion on this occasion,. in balincing the rightful interests of the grower and .consumer; The growing plants of Wheat have ge:?erally stocked, and continue their healthful ap pearance, proniising an abundant produce. The early dibbled Beans in Kent and Essex are above ground, and spew well. The Barley counties. of Norfolk and Suffolk will be backward' in their Lent seed sowing, particularly on the heavy soils of the latter, from the• rains that have fallen in the course of the month. Clover Seed cobs and rises bad in most parts, from the damp state in which it was got up. Potatoes turn out a much shorter crop than was expelled, particularly in Ireland, where • they are risen to tod. per stone, and, in consequence, .the Oats and Barley of that country have risen in , 'proportion; and the Tares, Rye, and Winter Bar i ley. The Turnips keep sound in most counties, promising pl,iity of spring feed.—Lean Stock has not declined in price in the central coUnties, which at this season is the piincipal depot. Smithfield. has been well supplied for the three last weeks with well-conditiobied horned cattle and Sheep, on reason able terms, of which, however, the butcher has had 'almost the sole advantage, -House Lamb comes plentifulry, but the price is not correspondent.— •The Wool markets are brisk, and. fine fleeces of Southdowa and Merino readily fetch more money. IRELAND. I • , DUBLIN, JAN.: 23.—The General Committee of the Catholics of Ireland, assembled at their II ciorns, in Crow-street, on the 22d instant. Mr. HAv, the Secretary; read the circular letier, that he hal ad dressed to every Member of the Generai.Cornrnhtee, calling them together, in. order that the Petition might be ready on the first day of the Session. He informed 'the Committee, that several signatures bad been trarismitv.d from vations parts of Ir el iond, for the General Petition. Mr. 1 - Itir mentioned i tl4. satisfaction it must. afford to learn; that howe6!T lc might haVe been reported as to the decision of English Catholics, on the-subject of the veto, a jet ter was then read from Mr. JERNiNGIiAIg, Eik.tre tau to the Board of English Catholics, statinLl., (hat a Meeting of the Catholics" in England. was to. t;.i;..e place in .I.,ontkin. He then stated that he had re.- ceived- a Copy of the proposed printed sketch of Regulations, concurrent with the estahl:slithenfof a state provision for the Roman Clergy of Ireland. A return of the number of transports ‘ and tonu*e recently taken up, for Government service was yes .terday is at the Admiralty: It is ,upposed that tliese tran,norts are destined tv carry farther reinforcements °opt VP Portugal.